Emanuel Weaver
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New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||
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| Born: | June 28, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | John McDonogh (New Orleans) | ||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1982: 2nd round, 54th pick | ||||
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Emanuel Weaver III (born June 28, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He also was a member of the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Weaver attended John McDonogh High School, where he was an offensive lineman. He began his college career at Arizona Western Junior College, playing defensive end as a freshman. He transitioned to tight end as a sophomore, and earned junior college All-American honors. He transferred to the University of South Carolina (USC) for his final two years, and again transitioned to a new position, middle guard. As a senior, he was selected as a first-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, despite having injured his knee late in the season.[1][2]
(Note: most primary sources, such as NFL.com,[3] PFR.com,[4] and PFA.com,[5] mistakenly identify Weaver as having attended South Carolina State University (SCSU). However, he actually attended USC, as can be verified by newspaper accounts from 1980-81,[6] as well as the web site GamecockArchives.com.[7])
